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Tag: Oscar

  • Movie Review ~ The 2021 Oscar Nominated Short Films – Animated

    BEST ANIMATED SHORT This category always manages to surprise me because of the range of tone and animation styles. While the other shorts categories can sometimes feel like they are checking off boxes to meet particular criteria, you never know quite what you’re going to get when the animated shorts come your way. Sure, now

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  • Mid-Day Mini ~ Ironweed

    The Facts: Synopsis: A schizophrenic drifter spends Halloween in his home town after returning there for the first time in decades. Stars: Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Tom Waits, Carroll Baker Director: Hector Babenco Rated: R Running Length: 143 minutes TMMM Score: (7/10) Review:   The pairing of Nicholson and Streep worked so well in 1986’s Heartburn

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  • Down From the Shelf ~ How to Survive a Plague

    The Facts: Synopsis: The story of two coalitions — ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) — whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition. Stars: Peter Staley, Larry Kramer, Iris Long Director: David France Rated: Not Rated Running Length: 120 minutes Trailer Review: Here TMMM Score: (7/10) Review: 

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  • Movie Review ~ The Master

    The Facts: Synopsis: A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future – until he is tantalized by The Cause and its charismatic leader. Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rami Malek, Laura Dern, Jesse Plemons, David Warshofsky Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Rated: R Running Length: 144 minutes Trailer

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  • Movie Review – 2012 Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts

    While I would have also liked to have seen the Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts and Live Action Shorts, I decided instead to focus on the Documentary Shorts.  I’m a huge documentary fan (any suggestions on your favorites?) and seem to gravitate toward these first if my Oscar viewing gets down to the wire. Showing 4

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